DAVID MCALLISTER

Towing Vessel · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

DAVID MCALLISTER is a 1980 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 33 inspections since 1995, most recently in February 2024, along with 2 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2022.

Records from 1995 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 17 February 2024.

Built: 1980
Last inspected: 17 February 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 33
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 4 investigations · 2002–2022
Inspected with: 13 other vessels
Also recorded as: 3 other names

Identity

624422

7932343

WDN5520

187287

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-187287

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Inspections, by type

Recorded inspections33

…physical examinations13

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded17

Years with a record 20 calendar years (1995–2024)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. The counts in the strip above are the same counts; this table splits the inspections by the kind of activity recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)73.3 ft × 26.3 ft × 11.4 ft

Registered tonnagegross 106 / net 72

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderMAIN IRON WORKS INC · BAYOU BLUE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1980

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portWILMINGTON, DE

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 2 December 2025 · expires 31 December 2026

Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it106 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
72 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
300 - Dead Weight, Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

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Inspected as a tow unit · 13

The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.

Inspection history · 33

17 February 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7867401

31 January 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Texas City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7858656

21 December 2023 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7841477

3 November 2022 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7588792

3 August 2022 MTSA/ISPS Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7522950

27 January 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7386757

24 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7205211

9 May 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7193684

8 May 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7201073

5 May 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7189934

3 February 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6901840

1 February 2020 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6901846

20 November 2018 TPO Audit · Examination of Repairs · Initial Certification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6599130

18 May 2015 DAPI Audit · Industry Initiated Exam · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5128633

23 July 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4392204

3 November 2010 Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam · MARPOL

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3884855

12 February 2009 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3416512

2 October 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 3345190

5 December 2006 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 2834528

14 September 2006 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 2778197

12 January 2005 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Maritime Safety & Security Team Seattle (91101) · Activity 2285399

19 December 2003 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1988718

31 May 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 1651334

5 January 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 24942

3 April 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 86520

7 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 42115

6 July 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 84119

14 June 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 65743

11 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 66745

11 February 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 218448

11 July 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 516431

1 September 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 128551

21 July 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 155905

Deficiency record · 2

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 6 February 2019 Resolved

Pressure vessels, including air receivers, were not marked with MAWP in a means visible to crew (old data plate was located on one, but was not readily visible). Relief valves set at more that 10% over MAWP. Guages not seen on pressure vessels.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 March 2019
Resolved 19 February 2019
Resolution: Made required repairs

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Electrical installations in general

Issued 6 February 2019 Resolved

Loose wires seen in pilot house and on bridge (not in any enclosure). Spade connections used in lieu of eyelet for numerous connections (where wire was vertical) which could cause wiring and connection to come loose due to vibration.

Condition: Design Flaw
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 6 March 2019
Resolved 19 February 2019
Resolution: Made required repairs

Casualty record · 4

31 May 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1651334

2 October 2008Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 3345190

8 May 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 7201073

27 January 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7386757

Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.

Recorded names · 3

DAVID FOSS (2002), VOLANS (2008), HANNAH (2021–2022). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.